Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Samuel 2:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Samuel 2:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Samuel 2:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, people from Judah made David their king, and they told him that the men from Jabeshgilead were kind because they buried King Saul.

2 Samuel 2:4: And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, [That] the men of Jabeshgilead [were they] that buried Saul.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:1

This verse states that God has chosen one of Jesse's sons, specifically David, to be king, whereas 2 Samuel 2:4 mentions David being anointed king over the house of Judah, rather than over all Israel at first.

1 Samuel 16:1: And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:28

Here, Samuel tells Saul that the kingdom has been torn from him and given to another better than him, implying a broader transfer of kingship, contrasting with 2 Samuel 2:4 where David is only king over Judah initially.

1 Samuel 15:28: And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:3

David is made king over all Israel, which contradicts the limited kingship over only Judah mentioned in 2 Samuel 2:4.

2 Samuel 5:3: So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11

This verse summarizes David's reign over all Israel lasting forty years, which contrasts with the specific and limited scope of his kingship in 2 Samuel 2:4.

1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
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